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Macroni's Radio Signal
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, sent and received the first radio signal in Italy. He studied Radio Waves for a while and finally perfected it. Little did he know, he created the next big entertainment device!!!! -
Going Bigger
Macroni flashes the first wireless signal across the English Channel. The experiment, based in Wales, witnessed a message transversed over the Bristol Channel from Flat Holm Island to Lavernock Point in Penarth, a distance of 6 kilometers (3.7 mi). The message read "Are you ready".[29] The transmitting equipment was almost immediately relocated to Brean Down Fort on the Somerset coast, stretching the range to 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) -
Radio in Western Civilization
Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean. The message–simply the Morse-code signal for the letter “s”–traveled more than 2,000 miles from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, to Newfoundland, Canada. The transatlantic transmission won him worldwide fame. -
First Radio Broadcast
First Wireless Radio Broadcast by Reginald A. Fessenden, was the first radio broadcast for entertainment and music. It was transmitted from Brant Rock, Massachusetts to the general public. This started up other Radio Stations all over the USA. -
Radio's First Christmas
Reginald Fessenden used an Alexanderson alternator and rotary spark-gap transmitter to make the first radio audio broadcast, from Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Ships at sea heard a broadcast that included Fessenden playing O Holy Night on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible. Many of the deckhands were spooked out of their minds. -
The Radio Act & The Titanic
The Titanic sank. While in distress, it contacted several other ships via wireless. After this, wireless telegraphy using spark-gap transmitters quickly became universal on large ships. The Radio Act of 1912 required all seafaring vessels to maintain 24-hour radio watch and keep in contact with nearby ships and coastal radio stations. -
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Golden Age of Radio
During this time, many radio stations have popped up and people started listening to music, lectures and sporting events. Many other people during this era started their own radio stations, earning the name "Uncle Charlies". There were so many people with there own stations that the more pro stations were starting to get worried. -
First Radio Ad.
In the United States, KDKA aired the first commercial broadcast, which was an AT&T commercial. As more stations began operating on a continuous basis, station owners were increasingly faced with the issue of how to maintain their stations financially, because operating a radio station was a significant expense. -
Radio in Australia
In Australia, Charles Maclurcan of 2CM commenced broadcasting Sunday night classical music concerts on the long wave band (214 kHz.), using seven watts. 2CM was issued with the first broadcasting license in Australia (License No.1, signed by Prime Minister William Morris (Billy) Hughes,) in December 1922. However, many current historian recognize 2SB as the first official broadcaster in Australia, in 1923. -
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The Great Depression
During these years, many people were poor and unemployed. But they some how prevailed through, thanks to the help of radio. During this time many Radio Shows, such as Superman & Sit-Coms, were very popular. -
Radios in Cars.
Since they were putting radios into motorized cars, their radios became “Motorola,” for motorized Victrola. Galvin Manufacturing introduced the first car radio as the “Motorola.” Even in the 21st-century almost all cars and trucks have a built in Radio. -
FM Radio is Created
FM radio was patented by inventor Edwin H. Armstrong. FM uses frequency modulation of the radio wave to reduce static and interference from electrical equipment and the atmosphere. Meaning there is a lot better sound quality. -
The Rise Of TV
During this time Television was becoming more and more popular. Radio Shows came to an end to went to television. With advertisers leaving Radio, Radio Stations had to think fast so they came up with a solution, play only music instead. -
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Radio in the Late 1900s
In the early 1960s, VOR systems finally became widespread for aircraft navigation; before that, aircraft used commercial AM radio stations for navigation. (AM stations are still marked on U.S. aviation charts). In 1960 Sony introduced their first transistorized radio, small enough to fit in a vest pocket, and able to be powered by a small battery. It was durable, because there were no tubes to burn out. Over the next twenty years, transistors displaced tubes almost completely. -
Radio in Today's World
Although radio is still a relevant source of communication for military and news, the music side is becoming more lenient on other devices, such as phones. Radio won't die though. It will always find a way to stay relevant in society.
